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קִרְיָה

A city

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קִרְיָהH7151
Pronunciationqiryah

What does קִרְיָה (qiryah) mean in the Bible?

קִרְיָה (qiryah) is a Hebrew word meaning "a city".

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Questions this entry answers

What does קִרְיָה (qiryah) mean in the Bible?

קִרְיָה (qiryah) is a Hebrew word meaning "a city".

How does the BSB render H7151?

The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the city (9), city (6), of the city (2), a city (1), a single city (1).

Where does קִרְיָה (qiryah) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Proverbs (5), Habakkuk (3), 1 Kings (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
the city9×1 Kings 1:41, Psalms 48:2, Proverbs 11:10, Isaiah 24:10
city6×Deuteronomy 2:36, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 18:11, Proverbs 18:19
of the city2×Job 39:7, Lamentations 2:11
a city1×Proverbs 29:8
a single city1×Deuteronomy 3:4
a town1×Habakkuk 2:12
city {low}1×Isaiah 26:5
from the city1×Numbers 21:28
in the city1×1 Kings 1:45
in this city1×Isaiah 32:13
is a city1×Hosea 6:8
O town1×Isaiah 22:2
The cities1×Isaiah 25:3
the town1×Jeremiah 49:25
town1×Isaiah 25:2
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:28מִקִּרְיַ֣תtofrom the cityPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructDeuteronomy 2:36קִרְיָ֔הtocityNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 3:4קִרְיָ֔הtoa single cityNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 1:41הַקִּרְיָ֖הtothe cityArticle | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 1:45הַקִּרְיָ֑הtoin the cityArticle | Noun - feminine singularJob 39:7קִרְיָ֑הtoof the cityNoun - feminine singularPsalms 48:2קִ֝רְיַ֗תtothe cityNoun - feminine singular constructProverbs 10:15קִרְיַ֣תtocityNoun - feminine singular constructProverbs 11:10קִרְיָ֑הtothe cityNoun - feminine singularProverbs 18:11קִרְיַ֣תtocityNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 21:28
Aligned rows29
Books represented12
Numbers1Deuteronomy21 Kings2Job1Psalms1Proverbs5Isaiah10Jeremiah1Lamentations1Hosea1Micah1Habakkuk3
Source forms
קִרְיָ֖ה8xqir·yāhIsaiah 1:21, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 22:2, Isaiah 26:5
קִרְיַ֖ת4xqir·yaṯIsaiah 29:1, Isaiah 33:20, Jeremiah 49:25, Hosea 6:8
קִרְיָ֑ה3xqir·yāhJob 39:7, Proverbs 11:10, Proverbs 29:8
קִרְיָ֔ה2xqir·yāhDeuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4
קִרְיַ֣ת2xqir·yaṯProverbs 10:15, Proverbs 18:11
הַקִּרְיָ֖ה1xhaq·qir·yāh1 Kings 1:41
הַקִּרְיָ֑ה1xhaq·qir·yāh1 Kings 1:45
מִקִּרְיָ֜ה1xmiq·qir·yāhMicah 4:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular15xDeuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, Job 39:7, Proverbs 11:10
Noun - feminine singular construct9xPsalms 48:2, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 18:11, Isaiah 24:10
Article | Noun - feminine singular2x1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct2xNumbers 21:28, Proverbs 18:19
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular1xMicah 4:10
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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